Parades take center stage

Published Feb. 1, 2012
By Susan Griggs
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- This year, Mardi Gras Day is Feb. 21. Keesler units marching in specific parades are listed. Area code for phone numbers is 228.

Feb. 4

Ocean Springs Elks, 1 p.m.; 872-2501; honor guard and 50-flag team. Maj. Gen. Leonard Patrick, 2nd Air Force commander, has been invited to ride in the parade with Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran.

Orange Grove Carnival Association, 2 p.m.; 239-6822.

Krewe of Little Rascals children's parade, Pascagoula, 1 p.m.; 938-6604.

Feb. 5

Lizana Mardi Gras parade, 1 p.m.; 234-7992.

Feb. 11

Krewe of Kids, Bay St. Louis, 11 a.m.; 216-0506.

Second Liners Mardi Gras Club, Biloxi, 1 p.m.; 209-8113 or 324-5194; honor guard and 50-flag team.

Mystic Krewe of Pine Island, 1:30 p.m., Vancleave; 990-0270.

Timber Ridge Women's Club, Pass Christian, 2 p.m.; 452-5629.

Long Beach Carnival Association, 6 p.m.; honor guard; 547-5890. Gautier Men's Club, 7 p.m.; 327-1817.

Feb. 12

Krewe of Nereids, Waveland, 1 p.m.; 216-9911.

Feb. 17

Jeff Davis Elementary School Parade, Biloxi, 2 p.m.; Brig. Gen. Andrew Mueller, 81st Training Wing commander, and his wife, Keri, are grand marshals; honor guard and 50-flag team.

Ocean Springs Carnival Association, 7 p.m.; info@OSMardiGras.com

Feb. 18

Krewe of Diamondhead, noon; 255-6922.

Krewe of Legacy, Pass Christian, 1 p.m.;216-2097.

Jackson County Carnival Association, Pascagoula, 1 p.m.; 497-3269.

Krewe of Gemini, Gulfport, 2 p.m.; 539-9692.

Feb. 19

Pass Christian Mardi Gras parade, noon; 547-4873.

North Bay Area Mardi Gras Association, D'Iberville, 1:30 p.m.; 396-1869; honor guard, 50-flag team and drum and bugle corps. Brig. Gen. Andrew Mueller, 81st Training Wing commander, and Col. Glen Downing, vice commander, and their families will ride on the D'Iberville City Council float.

Feb. 20

City of Biloxi children's walking parade, 11 a.m., 435-6339.

Feb. 21

Gulf Coast Carnival Association, 1 p.m., Biloxi; 432-8806; honor guard. Krewe of Neptune follows at 3 p.m.; 669-4917.

Krewe of Diamonds, Bay St. Louis, 1 p.m.; 671-1471 or 342-0883.

Krewe of Gemini night parade, 5:30 p.m., Gulfport; 539-9692.